STABMSteachers

"The purpose of education is not to sort kids-it's to grow kids. Teachers need to coach and mentor, but with grades, teachers turn into judges."

"I switched to an assessment system based on observation, feedback, iteration, and student self-evaluation. Students began completing all assignments, became more engaged learners, and even passed standardized tests at higher rates than their peers in classrooms with traditional grades."

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Great signs to print out as reminders for students before they post anything on the internet.

Good online tool for making infograpics.

Piktochart = best tool ever.

An interesting app for creating formative assessments, classwork, homework online with real time results.

Very helpful article written by Alan November.

An interesting sampling of activities to teach history through the use of primary documents.

Some really great ideas for those last few days of school.